Eggs and khlii on a bed of pepper, tomatoes and olives

Brunch on Eggs, khlii, olives over a bed of tomatoes and peppers. A nicely spiced up combination which will fill you in and make you feel good!

Traditionally, khlii is the meat to use in this recipe but you can use spicy sausages such as merguez or Turkish sujuk. Alternatively, you can make this meat-free.

This variation of eggs with khlii was my father's favourite and although he was requested to follow a strict diet during his last 18 years, he never listened. He was big on khlii and its fat. I tend to omit most of that fatty bit but in this case, you want to keep some to fry the peppers and tomatoes.. I have to say that most of the goodness comes from there.

Anyway, in his time, this dish was served around 10 am after he was back form the Saturday morning Market. He used to wake up as early as 5 am so the stomach is ready for this after 5 hours..

I feel like this combo of Khlii, eggs including the spoon or two of fat used in it is way lighter than a standard English breakfast. It even has vegetables in it. It's a complete meal. And since it's only prepared once a week, It's well deserved.

A scrambled version of this dish with yellow and red pepper(we ran out of green ones)

Preparation

On a medium heat, heat the fat in a pan or a tagine (use diffuser if using direct heat and wait for the tagine to heat). Fry in the chopped peppers and the chili for 3 minutes, Add in the tomatoes and garlic, the spices, the olives. If you are using sausages. Add them at this stage, whole or sliced. Cook for another 3 minutes. Help smashing the tomatoes with a spatula.

It's even better to use previsouly marinated meslalla for even more flavour

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About Author

I'm Nada, a London-based Moroccan food expert. I am a mother of two little boys who keeps my hands full. I lived in different places and that made me realize how I miss Moroccan food. I moved to write extensively about it and I hope you will enjoy reading my posts and trying my family recipes as much as I enjoy writing them. You can also find me at tasteofmaroc.com where I publish authentic recipes and write about some cultural aspects of the Moroccan society.

About Me

I'm Nada, a London-based Moroccan food expert. I am a mother of two little boys who keeps my hands full. I lived in different places and that made me realize how I miss Moroccan food. I moved to write extensively about it and I hope you will enjoy reading my posts and trying my family recipes as much as I enjoy writing them. You can also find me at tasteofmaroc.com where I publish authentic recipes and write about some cultural aspects of the Moroccan society.